Did USA threaten with another FIFA Gate?
We're about to find out if the 2026 World Cup is going to go to USA/Canada/Mexico (United Bid) or Morocco.
* It's about $15 billion in revenue and most the infrastructure in place vs. $5 billion in revenue and most the infrastructure not in place. Voting nations stand to make about $50 million more each if US is picked.
* 2026 WC will be the first to feature 48 teams.
* United Bid would mean 60 games in US and 10 each in Canada and Mexico. All games from quarterfinals on would be in the US. Dallas/Atlanta to host semis and NJ (new Metlife Stadium) to host the final. 17 proposed US sites to be cut to 10 if bid is accepted.
* 207 of 211 member nations voting. Four having bids are ineligible to vote.
* 1994 WC in US still owns the record for ticket sale revenues and even triple 2014 Brazil.
https://sports.yahoo.com/united-2026...181513264.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/optimistic-...163120031.html
Did USA threaten with another FIFA Gate?
Was it really only between North America and Morocco? Who the wants a world cup in ing Morocco tbh?
You should get out of Texas some day rbh
Yeah its dumb
I like the idea of multi country but so tired of it being in eurotrash or north redneckland
But then again the south has no money
So tired of same scenarios and same teams in WC
Getting boring at this point
I've been to Morocco tbh
You didn't like it because McDonald's was hard to find?
Not murican son, c'mon
And it was cool, got nothing against it tbh, but no way I'd pick it for a world cup tbh
Edit: I'd pick it over ing Qatar though
48 teams, ugh, super sized World Cup...
Maybe even Algeria will make it now... what a snooze fest
Damn I forgot you were Brazilian tbh
that 82 squad tho
Fav squad ever tbh
Also really hoping 2030 goes to Uru-Arg-Par tbh, would be great. off China and Engloland
Morocco is as bad a selection as qatar tbqh. No scratch that, even morocco is a better selection that qatar by a lot
Qatar omg what a joke of a wc that will be
Smh
Qatar is the size of NY city and is in a political dissaray with its neighbours
There were four; but apparently those were the front runners by a large margin. I didn't even see who the other two were.
Algeria has been a good team at the WC in the modern era, tbh.
It's official, btw.
http://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-worl...co-and-the-usa
MOSCOW -- In the end, the United States-led bid to bring the 2026 World Cup to North America won the tournament's hosting rights by a landslide over Morocco, 134-65, at Wednesday's FIFA Congress.
However, as recently as a few months ago, there was a feeling that the sides were much closer, with some even believing Morocco had the edge. So how did the North American federations pull off such a resounding victory?
Also important is the legacy of a shared-hosting bid, which could open up possibilities for other regions -- perhaps even a North Africa bid including Morocco? -- to make a more reasonable case to host the world's biggest sporting event in the future.
Geopolitics was seen as a potential wild card, particularly given the inflammatory nature of some of President Donald Trump's policies and comments with regard to foreign countries, but it turned out to be less of a factor than most thought.
Russia, which had previously stated its support for Morocco, changed its mind and voted for the United bid; Venezuela, which is on the travel ban list created by the Trump administration, did the same. By contrast, North Korea, which earlier this week participated in a historic summit with President Trump and U.S. government officials, voted for Morocco.
Ultimately, Cordeiro said, this "wasn't a United Nations vote." It was about soccer and each voter cast a ballot based on what would be best for his or her own federation. That reality was in stark contrast to the 2010 bid vote, when two dozen FIFA executives awarded the 2022 tournament to Qatar (and not the United States), in an election that was later shown to be rife with corruption.
The six Canadian and Mexican locations are locked in. Seven US cities will not be selected. Speculation is that Dallas and Atlanta are the venues for the semis and NY/NJ is the venue for the finals. I wonder what factors would lead the seven to get axed? Hard to imagine LA not being selected for instance. And do they want two Florida / California sites for better weather? Do they try not to touch the Midwest sites to reach a broader base of fans? Seattle has a huge fan base (maybe the biggest), so it's hard to see it getting cut. What factor does east coast money play in it? I don't know, tbh.
Pretty sure we'll have the games here in Montreal
In b4 France gets to play here because clichés
Portland is one of the biggest soccer craze area in the states. Such a shame they're not considered.
Their supporters would make the drive or flight to Seattle or SF.
https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/06/13...voting-results
Morocco (65)
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
France
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Italy
Ivory Coast Kazakhstan
Kenya
Libya
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Serbia
Seyc es
Slovakia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
São Tomé and Príncipe
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Yemen
Zambia
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